On the penultimate day of this year's bumper summer movie season, iconic director Christopher Nolan's highly anticipated movie Oppenheimer made its mainland debut, becoming the latest blockbuster to contribute to the recovery of the domestic film market.
Silver jewelry made by the Miao ethnic group has been boosting rural development in Taijiang county, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture, Guizhou province.
Tony-award winning composer and lyricist Jason Robert Brown's musical The Last Five Years, will be performed at the Tianqiao Performing Arts Center in Beijing from Nov 15 to 19, with seven shows.
Craftsmen, artists and curators are moving to Qingshan village in Zhejiang province, bringing with them art installations and performances.
"We have made products with traditional elements such as Tang suits and hanfu costumes. We would like to integrate our traditional culture with the contemporary products favored by young people, so as to promote our traditional culture," said Wang Ning, Chairman and CEO of Pop Mart International Group, an art toy maker in China.
The 10 winning plays from the Global Young Chinese Elites Project of Theater Directors were staged at the National Theater of China between Aug 23 and 25.
"From my perspective, authenticity is the key element in producing a drama," said Zhang Yongxin, director of the TV series The Age of Awaking.
"The responsibility of the National Theater of China is to attract more audience, especially young people, to watch Chinese dramas, and to empower Chinese dramas to go global to reach a wider audience around the world," said Tian Qinxin, president of the National Theater of China.
HAIKOU — Millions of tourists have visited the resort island of Hainan province this summer to enjoy their vacation.
"China's annual capability of producing feature films has steadily risen to the second place in the world," said Yu Dong, founder and chairman of Bona Film Group. "We tell compelling Chinese stories and share them with audiences across the globe," he noted.
"I think that the work of cultural heritage protection is a constant source of inspiration. It always brings fresh ideas and new perspectives," said Lyu Zhou, a professor at Tsinghua University's School of Architecture and head of the university's National Heritage Center.
Reality show puts spotlight on Mongolian performers as they evoke their region's lonely grandeur, Chen Nan reports.